Status:
COMPLETED
Thyroid Lobectomy With or Without Levothyroxine Treatment Postoperatively
Lead Sponsor:
Jagiellonian University
Conditions:
Recurrent Goiter
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of recurrent nodular goiter in the contralateral thyroid lobe among patients after unilateral thyroid lobectomy for unilateral multinodular goiter r...
Detailed Description
It is commonly accepted that in patients with benign nodular thyroid disease who undergo operative therapy, surgical resection consists of lobectomy for patients with disease limited to one lobe. Cont...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- unilateral multinodular goiter with normal appearing on ultrasound of the neck contralateral thyroid lobe, in a patient in euthyroid state
Exclusion
- bilateral multinodular goiter, enlargement of contralateral thyroid lobe (volume on ultrasound \>10 ml), suspicion of thyroid cancer, previous thyroid surgery, thyroiditis, subclinical or clinically overt hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, pregnancy or lactation, age \< 18 years or \> 65 years, ASA 4 grade (American Society of Anesthesiology), and inability to comply with the follow-up protocol
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2000
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00941551
Start Date
January 1 2000
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
July 17 2009
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Jagiellonian University, College of Medicine, Department of Endocrine Surgery, 3rd Chair of General Surgery
Krakow, Poland, 31-202